Morning Briefing – Monday, May 6

The Copenhagen Post’s daily digest of what the Danish press is reporting

Lions roar back to title

FC Copenhagen are Danish Superliga champions for the tenth time after managing a 0-0 draw away against arch rivals Brøndby on Sunday evening. The emphatic title win – wrapped up with three rounds remaining – means that the Lions will be guaranteed a spot in the Champions League next season. – metroXpress

Museums to be protected

Museums and conservatories have joined forces to create a Danish department of the international organisation Blue Shield in a bid to protect the nation's culture legacy from damages caused by fires and other accidents. The move comes just a week after Frihedsmuseet was heavily damaged by an arson fire. – Politiken

Banks charging fees for self-service

Despite banking customers following the wishes of banks and using self-service initiatives like online banking and ATMs, most banks still charge fees for their products. A new analysis from Mybanker.dk showed that only ten banks nationwide don’t charge fees for delivering debit cards or opening an account. Danske Bank and Nordea are not among them. – Berlingske

Unions: Cut down unemployment benefits period

The leadership of a number of unions is ready to reduce the unemployment benefit (dagpenge) period even further than it is now if the time required to enter the dagpenge system is lowered. Unionists argued that the time required to gain the right to receive dagpenge should be reduced from 52 weeks to just 13 weeks. – Jyllands-Posten

Wind turbine industry with wind at its back

The wind turbine industry looks to be inching out of a five-year crisis period and is beginning to experience new growth and expanded hiring, according to a Børsen newspaper report. Fifty-one industry leaders were asked about the future and 70 percent of them indicated that they had a positive outlook. – Børsen

New law killing the solar panel industry

After six months of a new law regarding the financial support of solar panels, just ten people nationwide have applied for new solar panels. In comparison, more than 50,000 panels were obtained in the last six months under the previous law. The new law has yet to be approved by the EU. – Ingeniøren

Teenager shot and killed

A 17-year-old boy has died after being shot twice in the head on Sunday night in the troubled Copenhagen suburb of Tingbjerg. The police were informed about the shooting around 9:30pm and although a massive police force has responded to the shooting, no-one has been detained or arrested as of this morning. – DR News




  • World Cup in Ice Hockey will face off in Herning

    World Cup in Ice Hockey will face off in Herning

    As in 2018, Denmark will co-host the Ice Hockey World Championship. And once again, Herning and Jyske Bank Boxen will be the hosts. Denmark is in Pool B and starts tonight with a match against the USA, which, given the political tensions between the two countries, may be an icy affair.

  • Diplomatic tensions between US and Denmark after spying rumors

    Diplomatic tensions between US and Denmark after spying rumors

    A Wall Street Journal article describes that the US will now begin spying in Greenland. This worries the Danish foreign minister, who wants an explanation from the US’s leading diplomat. Greenlandic politicians think that Trump’s actions increase the sense of insecurity

  • Diplomacy meets Westeros: a dinner with the King, Queen – and Jaime Lannister

    Diplomacy meets Westeros: a dinner with the King, Queen – and Jaime Lannister

    What do King Frederik X, Queen Mary, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and Jaime Lannister have in common? No, this isn’t the start of a very specific Shakespeare-meets-HBO fanfiction — it was just Wednesday night in Denmark

  • Huge boost to halt dropouts from vocational education

    Huge boost to halt dropouts from vocational education

    For many years, most young people in Denmark have preferred upper secondary school (Gymnasium). Approximately 20 percent of a year group chooses a vocational education. Four out of 10 young people drop out of a vocational education. A bunch of millions aims to change that

  • Beloved culture house saved from closure

    Beloved culture house saved from closure

    At the beginning of April, it was reported that Kapelvej 44, a popular community house situated in Nørrebro, was at risk of closing due to a loss of municipality funding

  • Mette Frederiksen: “If you harm the country that is hosting you, you shouldn’t be here at all”

    Mette Frederiksen: “If you harm the country that is hosting you, you shouldn’t be here at all”

    With reforms to tighten the rules for foreigners in Denmark without legal residency, and the approval of a reception package for internationals working in the care sector, internationals have been under the spotlight this week. Mette Frederiksen spoke about both reforms yesterday.

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